VR Baseball '97
{{Short description|1997 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| image = VR Baseball '97 US cover.jpg
| developer = VR Sports
| publisher = Interplay Productions
| series = VR Baseball
| platforms = PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
| released = PlayStation
{{vgrelease|NA|April 1, 1997{{cite web |url=http://www.vrsports.com/press/aintso.html |title=SAY IT AIN'T SO! THE FAT LADY SINGS! VR BASEBALL 97 SHIPS FOR PSX! COMPANY VOWS TO BUY LOS ANGELES DODGERS! |website=VR Sports |date=April 1, 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000819135026/http://www.vrsports.com/press/aintso.html |archive-date=August 19, 2000 |access-date=July 22, 2021}}|EU|September 1997}}Windows
{{vgrelease|NA|1997}}
| genre = Sports
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
VR Baseball '97 is a baseball video game developed by VR Sports and published by Interplay Productions for PlayStation. It was released in early April 1997,{{cite magazine |author=Air Hendrix |url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_105_Volume_09_Number_06_1997-06_IDG_Publishing_US/page/n89/mode/2up |title=Scouting Report: Minor League Prospects |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |issue=105 |date=June 1997 |page=88 |access-date=July 22, 2021}} and was later ported for Microsoft Windows as VR Baseball: Hardware Accelerated in late 1997.
Reception
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| GR = 59%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/199228-vr-baseball-97/index.html |title=VR Baseball '97 for PlayStation Reviews |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209015654/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/199228-vr-baseball-97/index.html |archive-date=December 9, 2019}}
| CNG = 7/10{{cite web |last=Brumley |first=Doug |date=July 3, 1997 |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Vrbaseball/ |title=VR Baseball '97 |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816210927/http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Vrbaseball/ |archive-date=August 16, 2000 |access-date=July 23, 2021}}
| CVG = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Huhtala |first=Alex |url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_and_Video_Games_Issue_189_1997-08_EMAP_Images_GB/page/n79/mode/2up |title=VR Baseball '97 |magazine=Computer and Video Games |publisher=EMAP |issue=189 |date=August 1997 |page=81 |access-date=July 23, 2021}}
| EGM = 5/10{{cite magazine |last1=Kujawa |first1=Kraig |last2=Hager |first2=Dean |title=VR Baseball '97 |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=94 |date=May 1997 |page=116}}
| GI = 7.75/10{{cite magazine |last1=Reiner |first1=Andrew |last2=Storm |first2=Jon |last3=Anderson |first3=Paul |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/may97/vr.html |title=VR Baseball '97 |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=49 |date=May 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19971021143444/http://www.gameinformer.com/may97/vr.html |archive-date=October 21, 1997 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 22, 2021}}
| GameFan = 64%{{cite magazine |author=Joe Kidd |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_5_Issue_05/page/n73/mode/2up |title=VR Baseball [97] |magazine=GameFan |publisher=Metropolis Media |volume=5 |issue=5 |date=May 1997 |page=72 |access-date=July 22, 2021}}
| GamePro = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |author=The Rookie |url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_104_Volume_09_Number_05_1997-05_IDG_Publishing_US/page/n105/mode/2up |title=Swing into Spring with VR Baseball '97 |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |issue=104 |date=May 1997 |page=104 |access-date=July 22, 2021}}{{efn|GamePro gave the PlayStation version two 3.5/5 scores for graphics and overall fun factor, and two 4/5 scores for sound and control.}}
| GameRev = B{{cite web |author=The Fan |date=April 1997 |url=http://www.game-revolution.com/games/sony/vrbaseball.htm |title=VR Baseball '97 Review |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980613224356/http://www.game-revolution.com/games/sony/vrbaseball.htm |archive-date=June 13, 1998 |access-date=July 22, 2021}}
| GSpot = (PC) 6.7/10{{cite web |last=Poole |first=Stephen |date=January 28, 1998 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/vr-baseball-hardware-accelerated-review/1900-2531793/ |title=VR Baseball - Hardware Accelerated Review [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=July 22, 2021}}
(PS) 3.6/10{{cite web |last=Kujawa |first=Kraig |date=April 3, 1997 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/vr-baseball-97-review/1900-2550133/ |title=VR Baseball '97 [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=July 22, 2021}}
| IGN = 7/10{{cite web |last=Boor |first=Jay |date=April 7, 1997 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1997/04/08/vr-baseball-97 |title=VR Baseball '97 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=July 22, 2021}}
| NGen = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_30/page/n121/mode/2up |title=VR Baseball '97 |magazine=Next Generation |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=30 |date=June 1997 |page=120 |access-date=July 22, 2021}}
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VR Baseball '97 received mixed reviews. Next Generation said, "while VR Baseball '97 has most of the pieces in place to be a great baseball game, the slow pace of play [...] and the dismal frame rate keep this game in the minors."
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/playstation/vr-baseball-97}}
Category:Interplay Entertainment games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:PlayStation (console) games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
Category:VR Baseball video games
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